ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

ਖਤਿਅਹੁ ਜੰਮੇ ਖਤੇ ਕਰਨਿ ਤ ਖਤਿਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

khatiahu jame khate karan ta khatiaa vich paeh |

Born because of the karma of their past mistakes, they make more mistakes, and fall into mistakes.

ਧੋਤੇ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਉਤਰਹਿ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਧੋਵਣ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

dhote mool na utareh je sau dhovan paeh |

By washing, their pollution is not removed, even though they may wash hundreds of times.

ਨਾਨਕ ਬਖਸੇ ਬਖਸੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਹਿ ਤ ਪਾਹੀ ਪਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

naanak bakhase bakhaseeeh naeh ta paahee paeh |1|

O Nanak, if God forgives, they are forgiven; otherwise, they are kicked and beaten. ||1||